The irony is that you yourself have not contributed to any discussion about
Pound on this list in months, and when have contributed, the "contribution"
has invariably been in the form of scintillating sarcasm. Say something
measured and intelligent about Pound.  Try a sentence or two without the
sarcasm.  Go on. You might tell us something about Pound's Homage to Sextus
Propertius.
Tim Romano



At 08:52 PM 1/20/03 -0800, Francis Gavin wrote:
>on 1/20/03 9:40 AM, Tim Romano at [log in to unmask] wrote:
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> > You call what you do "irony"?
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>My point exactly. I said you'd lost your sense of irony, had you indeed ever
>had the good fortune to possess one initially. The original purpose of my
>missive about cadaverous lists being to generate response, which it did. The
>person who responded in agreement, was lauding that need for greater vigor
>in these promiscuous parts. Get it Tim? There is the desire for more people
>to speak their mind.
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>Senses of irony notwithstanding my appeal apparently somehow penetrated into
>the shallow murky depths of your backwash of a virgin swamp intelligence
>causing this whole reptilian exchange to take place. Pluses, one supposes
>outweighing the minuses if for no other reason than that of slapping around
>the village martinet.
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>GAVIN
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> > At 01:33 AM 1/20/03 -0800, Francis Gavin wrote:
> >> Romano:
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> >> A bucket of wet cement might make an excellent adhesive in some instances.
> >> Even that of the daunting reattachment of your sense of irony. Cheers?
> >>
> >> GAVIN
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> >> PS Reset the system clock.
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> >> on 1/19/03 8:11 PM, Tim Romano at [log in to unmask] wrote:
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> >>> You can stick your head in a bucket of wet cement and get the same effect
> >>> if it's silence you're after.
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> >>>
> >>> At 05:00 PM 1/19/03 -0500, Thomas Fortenberry wrote:
> >>>> In a message dated 1/19/2003 12:01:16 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> >>>> [log in to unmask] writes:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> After that disturbing exchange between old hands and the periodic
> >> spate of
> >>>>> muddleheaded interlopers, it is good to see that this list has gotten
> >> back
> >>>>> to its customary state of cadaverous repose. We have reached satori
> once
> >>>>> again.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> GAVIN
> >>>>
> >>>> This is the best message posted to the list in, oh, about a month and
> >> a half.
> >>>>
> >>>> Cheers,
> >>>>
> >>>> Thomas